to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to head home; to leave for home
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
interior design; interior; upholstery
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
open; spacious; extensive
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
fast asleep; dead to the world
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
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