pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes); Japanese puffer; tiger puffer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
by means of; due to; because of; according to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
impression; strong belief; conviction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
endurance; perseverance; patience
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
it's not like; it isn't as if