story; tale; talk; discussion
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
(another's) daughter; young lady
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood