light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
family; members of a family
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
should; must; -able; probably; likely
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
article; news story; report; account
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
how many people; a number of people
(period of) a year; during an era
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
guess; speculation; supposition
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial