distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
beginning; outset; first; onset
in this way; thus; such; uh...
how; in what way; by what means
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to ask; to enquire; to query
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in comparison to; rather than
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)