mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
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
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
how; in what way; how about
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
early; primitive; primordial
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
I see; that's right; indeed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally