pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
one's physical safety; personal security
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to lend an ear to; to listen to
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to get angry; to lose one's temper
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to shout (in anger); to yell
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(social) class; rank; grade
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
barbarian country; uncivilized country; foreign country
to have a talk; to tell a story
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; playfulness; mischievousness
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent