to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lately; recently; nowadays
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
forcibly; against one's will
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
surely; certainly; without doubt
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to feel; to sense; to experience
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering