chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
beginning; outset; first; onset
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
dwelling; house; residence; address
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
suffix for familiar person
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
engraver; carver; sculptor
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo