to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
tenth day of the month; ten days
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
at once; immediately; right now
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
story; tale; talk; discussion
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
obliteration; annihilation
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
himself; yourself; herself
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
there being no use in arguing (about it)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)