stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
materials; data; document
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
older sister; elder sister
settlement; solution; resolution
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
how; in what way; by what means
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may