conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
generation; the world; the age
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
passage; fare; shipping charges
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
boat people (esp. from Vietnam); boat refugees; refugees fleeing by boat
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer