expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
major powers of the world; great powers
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
rather; better; instead; if anything
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
chance; opportunity; occasion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
chill; the shivers; shivering fit