measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
time; hour; period; class
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
woman; lady; adult female
toilet; lavatory; powder room
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
ten; 10; ten years of age
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
beginning; outset; first; onset
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
is that so? (generally rhetorical)