present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to get strong; to gain strength
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
(not) even with; (not) even using
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
counter for birds or rabbits
then; well; so; well then
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
tendency; trend; inclination
conversely; on the contrary
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
rather than; more ... than ...
conviction; belief; confidence
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive