person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
living thing; living creature; animal; life
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
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)
such; like that; that sort of
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to withstand; to be able to endure
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nothing but; except; no more than
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
of course; certainly; naturally
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
writing; composition; essay; sentence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy