few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in that way; thus; so; so?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
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
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
that day; the very same day
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like