to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
even if; even though; however; no matter how
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
chance (of success); odds
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
pride; boast; credit (to)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
emphatic sentence-ending particle
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
such; like that; that sort of; very
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
honorific/polite/humble prefix
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently