to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
self-control; self-restraint
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to complain; to make a complaint
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
paints; painting material
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
hello; good day; good afternoon
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
return of something; repayment