ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
on and after; from ... onward; since
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
never mind!; don't worry about it
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
don't worry about it; forget about it
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
like this; this sort; this way
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
since one was born; (in) all one's life
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
inexpert or untrained eyes
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to run up to; to rush over
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath