to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
if you think about it; come to think of it
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
and; thereupon; because of that
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
rising; ascending; climbing
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
light color; light colour
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
society; the world; the times
healthy; sound; wholesome