ago; since; before; previous
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
besides; in addition; also; moreover
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
moisture; humidity; dampness
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to stop walking; to pause
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
left side; left-hand side
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
heart; guts; nerve; central part
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
beyond that point; after that
at once; immediately; right now