tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
nothing but; except; no more than
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
homeless; homeless person
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet