to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in succession; one after another
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
people; men and women; each person; everybody
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading