just because; even if; even though
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
understood; I see; OK; present; here
fine weather; fair weather
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
future prospects; promise
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
how long; how far; how much
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
set of three; three sets; three classes
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to rock; to shake; to swing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent