birth date; date of birth; DOB
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
until now; so far; up to the present
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
in that way; thus; so; so?
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to sniff out; to get wind of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
mountain road; mountain trail