only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
relatively; comparatively
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
way (of doing); manner; method; means
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to feel; to sense; to experience
just past noon; afternoon
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff