ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)
busters (e.g. ghost busters)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
fluent (in a language); flowing
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
perception; sensing; noticing
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
genuine; authentic; true; real
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
particularly; only; in the case of
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period