indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
not worth considering; out of the question
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
nesting hole; burrow; den
in the same way as; just like
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
the following week; the next week
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date