tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
discovery; detection; finding
to watch steadily; to stare
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
again; once again; yet again
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to use (something) as a selling point
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)