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.)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
item; something that one "just has to have"
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
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
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
feeling; sense; impression
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
cooperation; collaboration
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality