extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to prevent; to take precautions
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
much less; to say nothing of
because of; owing to; due to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
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)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)