ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sphere; counter for balls
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
so; like this; in this way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
second; number two; runner-up
light; right; right field; right fielder
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to attack; to assault; to assail
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa