indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
indicate reason; infers some protest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
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
I see; that's right; indeed
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
that's the way it is; such is life
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
telephone call; telephone (device)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)