action; operation; effect; function
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to serve; to work for; to attend
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
woman; female; feminine gender
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
please (give me); please (do for me)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of