to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
senior high school; high school
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
failure; mistake; blunder
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)