recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
use; utilization; utilisation; application
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
specialization; specialisation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to glare at each other; to confront each other
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
vitality; (one's) life force
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
book; volume; this; present; main; head
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt