first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
storehouse; warehouse; godown
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
although I say; although one might say; although called
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
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.)
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
sexy; popular; well-liked
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough