button (clothing); push-button
many; much; plenty; hardly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
advance; moving forward; progress
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
electricity; (electric) light
overhead power line; aerial wiring; overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.); overheard wire
it is not (like that) either