interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
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
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
time; hour; period; class
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
that day; the very same day
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin