to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
just one person; only one
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
something like ...; something called ...
technical skill; ability; capacity
long ago; already; a long time ago
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
opposite; reverse; contrary
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
study; research; investigation
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
another thing; other things; another man's property
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
such; like that; that sort of; very
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains