remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to talk; to chat; to chatter
in the morning; during the morning
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
again; once more; a second time
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
president (of a society); chairman
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
in the city; within the city
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid