to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
older sister; elder sister
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
really; truly; indeed; good grief
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
way of eating; how to eat
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
letter; missive; note; mail
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
in one's own way or style
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to move forward; to move on
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
one more time; once more; once again
to continue; to keep up; to keep on