good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
dangerous position; peril
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
freely; right and left; as one pleases
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to lead someone around by the nose
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to be too numerous; to be too much
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
way; method; means; resource; course
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be helpful; to be useful
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
how long; how far; how much
only; merely; but; no more than
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
late at night; at a late hour
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death