year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
the world in general; society; convention
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
nonchalantly; without a care
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
already; now; no longer; not any more
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated