and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
writing; composition; essay; sentence
when it becomes; when it comes to
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
pronunciation; production of sound
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
last century; ancient times
at that time; in those days
bureau director; office chief
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
tradition; legend; folklore
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war