to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first time; first; initial
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
book; volume; this; present; main; head
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
single word; a few words; brief comment
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
all; entire; whole; altogether
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew