taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
shah; former ruler of Iran
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
I see; that's right; indeed
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
snake; serpent; large snake
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)