to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
how; in what way; how about
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
such; like that; that sort of; very
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant