perfect; complete; flawless
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
very unskillful; extremely awkward
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
one who knows little often repeats it
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to dye; to colour; to color
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
in one's own way or style
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to hand over; to surrender