genius; prodigy; natural gift
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
study; diligence; discount; reduction
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in that way; thus; so; so?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
adds force or indicates command
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
go that far; to that extent
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that day; the very same day
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering