to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to indicate; to show; to point to
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to distribute; to hand out
technique; art; skill; move
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check