very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
training; drill; practice; discipline
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
so; like this; in this way
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
(navigable) canal; waterway
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
originally; by nature; from the start