pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
administration (of medicine)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?