only; merely; but; no more than
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
even though; despite; when
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
surely (not); certainly (not)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
greatest mistake of one's life
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy