to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
fax; facsimile; fax machine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
really; truly; indeed; good grief
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
having said that; on the other hand
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
number of persons; personnel
to increase; to add to; to augment
all parts; various parts; every department
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
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
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
because of; owing to; due to