to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to apologize; to apologise
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
manly; masculine; like a man
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
either way; in any case; one way or another
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
the same kind; accomplice; partner
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
coincident with; while; simultaneously
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to mix; to stir; to blend
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid