promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
attendance (at school); going to school
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
sports ground; sports oval
stairs; stairway; staircase
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to bring back; to restore
second day of the month; two days
fourth day of the month; four days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
when it becomes; when it comes to
light; easy; non-serious; minor
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to run through; to run past
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
battlefield; battleground