you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to peel; to skin; to pare
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
oppression; tyranny; despotism
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
corridor; hallway; passageway
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
something; some kind of; for some reason
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
man; male; masculine gender
insertion; incorporation; infixing
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(not) even once; (not) ever
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to thrust before; to thrust at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
control; management; supervision
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
things at hand; personal belongings