to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
killing two birds with one stone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be silent; to say nothing
reaching; attaining; arrival
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
as soon as possible; ASAP
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
don't you think?; indicates question
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to spit out; to eject; to dump
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
training (esp. in-service); induction course
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate