praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
practice; practising; training; study
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
success; prosperity; boom
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind