fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
alone; by oneself; on one's own
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
middle and high-school students
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
curse; spell; malediction
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation