aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
surface of a board or record
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
prohibition; inhibition; ban
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to pick up; to find; to gather
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to thrust before; to thrust at
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
one who knows little often repeats it
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony