to apologize; to apologise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
meeting place; assembly hall
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
name; given name; first name
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding