thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
by myself; in person; by oneself
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
serious; not joking; straight
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
parts; accessories; components
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
unskilled; not very good at