considerably; greatly; a lot
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
the ocean; the great deep
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
young person; youth; young
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
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
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
that's the way it is; such is life
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; like this; in this way
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to grow up; to become an adult