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)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
trauma (usu. psychological)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality