funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be found; to be discovered
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
arm; skill; efforts; ability
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to look around; to survey
vocal sound; tone of voice
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to lie down; to throw oneself down
chair; stool; post; office; position
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)