small part (of the whole)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
family; members of a family
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
along the way; along the road
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
blow-drying; blow; punch; brow; blow; playing an instrument (esp. in jazz)
naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very