hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to refer to; to use as reference
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
you (plural); all of you; you all
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
grandfather; male senior-citizen
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
distinction; differentiation; classification
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
one thin flat object; one sheet
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
casual speech; peer language; informal language
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)