to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one thin flat object; one sheet
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
generation; the world; the age
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
extreme north; North Pole
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
three generations; three periods; third generation
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
already; now; no longer; not any more
content (of a mineral, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at least; at most; (even) just
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
small change; coins; small sum of money
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy