to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
one's family; family member
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to taste; to distinguish; to understand
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
suggestion; hint; implication
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
primary school; elementary school; grade school
central part; heart (of a city)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
continuation; succession; series
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)