human being; human; person; character (of a person)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
occupation; calling; livelihood
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
this for sure; certainly is
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that's the way it is; such is life
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
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.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
how; in what way; how about
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating