to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to grow taller (of people)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to ask a question; to ask questions
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
honor; honour; credit; prestige
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to subsist; to keep on living
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
foreign enemy; outside invader
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
people; citizens; subjects; folk
conquest; domination; mastery