scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
possessed of a strong sense of duty
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be prolonged; to drag on
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
already; now; no longer; not any more
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to sit down; to take a seat
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to feel; to sense; to experience
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)