to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
average height; average body height
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
go that far; to that extent
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
topic of discussion; agenda
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
future (usually near); prospects
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to discuss; to talk together
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
older sister; lass; young lady
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour