to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
way out; means to escape; escape route
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be surprised; to be astonished
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to whine; to make feeble complaints
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to apologize; to apologise
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
together; at the same time; same; identical
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful