slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to pick up; to find; to gather
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
personal; individual; private
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
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)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to sit down; to take a seat
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
future (usually near); prospects
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to collapse into; to flop onto
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
instead; but (on the other hand)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
enumeration; citation; listing