adds force or indicates command
stairs; stairway; staircase
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to stop walking; to pause
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
go on!; right!; here goes!
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to recall; to remember; to recollect
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
author; writer; novelist; artist
clerk; office worker; kulak
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
science and technology; scientific technique
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
rather; sooner; preferably