normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
inside; interior; inner part
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
such; like that; that sort of; very
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to accept; to receive; to agree
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
be (that) as it may; having said that
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.