to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
proposal; proposition; suggestion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
appearance; air; condition; state; form
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
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.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to show up; to appear; to turn up
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
one's family (home) background (environment)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in