three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
name; given name; first name
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
all night long; all through the night
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to pierce through; to break through
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...