asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
without cause; without reason
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
incompetent; have no merit
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
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 go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
forcibly; against one's will
to have a talk; to tell a story
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
single word; a few words; brief comment
such ... as; or some such
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be surprised; to be astonished