that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
many; much; plenty; hardly
being startled; getting a shock
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
important point; point to make note of
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
target group; target persons
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
step; stride; counter for steps
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
understood; I see; OK; present; here
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness