to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
will not do; do not; does not
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
as you see; as you can see
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
with a snap; with a crack
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house