to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it is not (like that) either
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
elder sister; effeminate man
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
scope; valid range; coverage
3000; three thousand; many
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
convenient; handy; useful
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
person standing watch; guard duty