such; this sort of; like this
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
mass communication; mass media
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
independence; self-reliance
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
support; backing; aid; assistance
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lost article; something forgotten
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
inspection; examination; checking
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)