reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
almost; roughly; approximately
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
go that far; to that extent
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
genuine article; real thing; real deal
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
forcibly; against one's will
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable