to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to attempt; to test; to try out
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
young girl; lass; adolescent female
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
number one; first; best; most; game; round
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
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.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards