amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
breath; breathing; tone; mood
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to machine; to cut; to scrape
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
long time; long interval; for quite some time
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
question; inquiry; enquiry
man; male; masculine gender