to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(some) more; even more; longer; further
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to jar; to creak; to grate
beginning; outset; first; onset