papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be helpful; to be useful
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
question; inquiry; enquiry
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down