on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
when it becomes; when it comes to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
street; quarter; district; area
number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
indicate reason; infers some protest
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence