new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be surprised; to be astonished
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
cooperation; collaboration
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
story; tale; talk; discussion
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
splendid horse; promoted bishop
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last