to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
material; substance; matter
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
acid; sourness; sour taste
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to mix; to stir; to blend
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
offender; criminal; culprit
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
is that so?; I see; right; oh
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
then; well; so; well then
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not