today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
wheat straw; barley straw
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
headquarters; head office; main office
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to be silent; to say nothing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
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.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to