habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
had better ...; had better not ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
just because; even if; even though
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
rebellious phase; rebellious age
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to grow up; to become an adult
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off