thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in that way; thus; so; so?
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
because of; owing to; due to
now that; since; as long as; provided that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
water outlet; tap; faucet
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
don't you think?; indicates question
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now