soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hand puppet; glove puppet
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to jump up and down; to hop
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
older sister; lass; young lady
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
(not so) much; (not) very
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing