near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
elder sister; effeminate man
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
that's true; of course; obviously
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
older sister; elder sister
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
such; like that; that sort of; very
race (of people); type of person
considerably; greatly; a lot
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a few years ago; some years back
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
royal capital; imperial capital
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you