to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to summon; to get used to call
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
main question; real issue at hand
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
telecommunications; correspondence
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
indeed; really; truly; very much
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
on one hand; on the other hand
complicated and mysterious
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever