to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
while; even though; despite
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
don't you think?; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
man; male; masculine gender
interests and preferences
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention