decrease; reduction; decline
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
all; entire; whole; altogether
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
instant; moment; for an instant
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant