each nation; many nations; many countries
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
ago; since; before; previous
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
two (long cylindrical things)