small; fine; detailed; stingy
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
surroundings; environs; circumference
to fly around; to scatter
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
same; similar; (just) like; equal
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
instant; moment; for an instant
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
nothing but; none other than
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
adds force or indicates command
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
narrow; thin (sized); slender
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to hand over; to surrender
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
long ago; already; a long time ago
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
favorite; favourite; habitually used
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.