fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
little finger; pinky; little toe
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
probability; likelihood; chances
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
tedious; boring; being fed up with
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness