room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
news; word; tidings; omen
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be opposite; to face each other
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
door; gate; opening; title page
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
consequently; as a result
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)