I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
until now; so far; up to the present
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
head of the student council; president of the student council
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
silence (not speaking); muteness
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
near; close; beside; third person
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
abrupt; sudden; unexpected