to be silent; to say nothing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
weekly publication; weekly magazine
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
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.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
himself; yourself; herself
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
story; tale; talk; discussion
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
while; during; while; although; all; both
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
script; libretto; scenario
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
no!; no no!; no, not at all
adds force or indicates command
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
what's what; heads or tails