cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
how; in what way; by what means
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
brand-new article; new item
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
great success; huge success
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
danger; peril; hazard; risk
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to