to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
caller; visitor; company; guest
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
forcibly; against one's will
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
such; like that; that sort of; very
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become pale; to turn pale
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship