number one; first; best; most; game; round
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
chance; opportunity; occasion
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
two (long cylindrical things)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)