to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
being startled; getting a shock
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
had better ...; had better not ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
bathing (swimming) in cold water
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
royal castle; imperial castle
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)