barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
because; the reason why is
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to accept; to receive; to agree
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
beginning; outset; first; onset
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
just because; even if; even though
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
commuting to school; school commute
myself; yourself; I; me; you