to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
straying; wandering off course
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
special; particular; peculiar; unique
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
go that far; to that extent
ardent; passionate; vehement
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
one's mental make-up (structure)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
individual; private person; personal; private
by means of; due to; because of; according to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)