to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
secret; private; surreptitious
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
cooperation; collaboration
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
don't you think?; indicates question
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
clear; precise; definite; distinct
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to shake; to sway; to waver
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
honorific/polite/humble prefix
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to check; to stop; to keep back
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence