to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
until now; so far; up to the present
the opposite sex; isomerism
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
too much; excessively; too
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
amount of money; sum of money
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to make merry; to be festive
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point