ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to accept; to receive; to agree
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
greater than ...; bigger ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
suffix for familiar person
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
haberdashery; sundries store
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be needed; to be wanted
voyage; passage; travelling
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition