to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
while; during; while; although; all; both
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
something like ...; something called ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
question; inquiry; enquiry
ago; since; before; previous
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
already; now; no longer; not any more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
rope; cord; policeman's rope
government office; agency; board
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize