two persons; two people; pair; couple
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
proposal; proposition; suggestion
training; drill; practice; discipline
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
adds force or indicates command
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
living thing; living creature; animal; life
arm; skill; efforts; ability
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
stealthily; secretly; in secret
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
curiosity; inquisitiveness
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)