to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to spend time (on doing something)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
one more time; once more; once again
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
courteous; decorous; polite
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good