dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
explosion; rupture; break off
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
at least; at most; (even) just
ability; performance; efficiency
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
until now; so far; up to the present
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively