very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
program (e.g. TV); programme
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
notice; attention; observation
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
one more time; once more; once again
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
offender; criminal; culprit
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
(private) investigation company; research agency
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ability; capability; skill
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
vocational school; technical school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few