to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
while; during; while; although; all; both
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
one's own work; making by oneself
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to boil strongly; to be excited
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
although I say; although one might say; although called
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
go that far; to that extent
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
in this way; thus; such; uh...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how long; how much; to what extent
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial