the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
such; this sort of; like this
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wide difference; a world of difference
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at that time; in those days
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to recall; to remember; to recollect
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bill (at a restaurant); check
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
surname; family name; last name