to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
exactly as stated; verbatim
meaning; significance; sense
near; close; beside; third person
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
administration; government; administrator; governor
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
chair; stool; post; office; position
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn