small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
considerably; fairly; quite
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
royal capital; imperial capital
call; summons; convening; convocation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy