small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
ago; since; before; previous
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
consideration; taking into account
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
function; facility; faculty; feature
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
button (clothing); push-button
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be surprised; to be astonished
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
how long; how far; how much
no!; no no!; no, not at all
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to face; to go towards; to head towards
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
official announcement; proclamation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life