stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
such; like that; that sort of; very
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become an expert; to be master at
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that