to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
time; hour; period; class
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how long; how much; to what extent
don't you think?; indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; during; while; although; all; both
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
older brother; elder brother
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial