dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to arrive home; to return
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to telephone; to make a phone call
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
time; hour; period; class
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)