going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
letter; missive; note; mail
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that