library; book collection; paperback book
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
while; during; while; although; all; both