contract; compact; agreement
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to have a talk; to tell a story
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
those (near the second person)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
quality (of a product or a service)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to examine someone's expression
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
just a minute; small quantity
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
just because; even if; even though