futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to live fast (and recklessly)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
so; like this; in this way
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
decoration; ornament; trimmings
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
gem; jewel; precious stone
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
greater than ...; bigger ...
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
inside one's heart; in one's mind
door; gate; opening; title page
important; momentous; essential; principal; major