few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
consequence; outcome; result; blame
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be helpful; to be useful
older brother; elder brother
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
ago; since; before; previous