ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
corridor; hallway; passageway
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
woman; female; feminine gender
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to have a talk; to tell a story
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch