assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
never mind!; don't worry about it
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style