unpacking (esp. after moving house)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to not take seriously; to take lightly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
proper; right; reasonable
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory