near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; even though; despite
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
while; during; while; although; all; both
two persons; two people; pair; couple
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
extremely; terrifically; super
moving; stirring; emo; sad; erotic in a disgusting way
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to hand (over); to deliver in person
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
instant; moment; for an instant
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...