is it?; isn't it?; be; is
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
literally; to the letter; literal
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
with a momentary flash of light
individual; private person; personal; private
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
heap; pile; stack; full measure
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university