to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
scattered; separated; dispersed
dear me; I mean; or rather
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
story; tale; talk; discussion
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
to have meaning; to be meaningful
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
putting out the light; switching off the light
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
difficult to ...; hard to ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
door; gate; opening; title page
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any