dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
government office; public office
report; notification; registration
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
never mind!; don't worry about it
changing clothes; change of clothes
meaning; significance; sense
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
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn towards; to point
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to jump from one thing to another
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
originally; by nature; from the start
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit