to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
third day of the month; three days
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
story; tale; talk; discussion
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
as a child; when one was a child
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously