only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
because of; owing to; due to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(opening of a) wound; cut
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work