to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
while; during; while; although; all; both
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burst open; to pop; to split
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
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
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless