knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to go to; to visit; to call on
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to take command; to give direction
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
such; like that; in that way
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
negotiator; bargainer; point man
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
duty; function; office; mission; task
pride; boast; credit (to)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
rather; sooner; preferably
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
due form; official; formality