one's physical safety; personal security
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
duty; obligation; responsibility
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
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
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
headship of a family; family property
due form; official; formality
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")