to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
offender; criminal; culprit
family; members of a family
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
personal; individual; private
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such; this sort of; like this
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria