fortune-telling; divination
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
waste of time; killing time
document; official papers
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to pass (of time); to elapse
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
good-for-nothing; worthless
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
breaking off an engagement
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household