not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...