interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be silent; to say nothing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
beginning; outset; first; onset
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift