single word; a few words; brief comment
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
name; given name; first name
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
in comparison to; rather than
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
than; from; out of; except; but; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life