to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to pass (of time); to elapse
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside; clumsy
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be silent; to say nothing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to attack; to assault; to assail
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout