in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
tension; mental strain; nervousness
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
this is why; this means; it is the case that
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
preliminary test or trial; tryout
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
script; libretto; scenario
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue