shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
from the beginning; from scratch
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
considerably; fairly; quite
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
myself; yourself; I; me; you
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
by sheer strength; by brute force
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
correction; rectification; mending; repair
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow