serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
your husband; her husband
offender; criminal; culprit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
demon of ill health; disease
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
the reverse; other side; lining
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")