soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
too (much); overly; excessively
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
zest for living; energy to live
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
attending (upon); keeping another company; being a confidant; fairy tale
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
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
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
to leak down; to be omitted; to be missing
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat