and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
discovery; detection; finding
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
imagination; supposition; guess
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head); feed; document loading
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)