to lay aside; to set aside
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
study; research; investigation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
orphan; person without friends
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be silent; to say nothing
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)