to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
such; like that; that sort of; very
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
restoration; repair; mending
while; even though; despite
to watch over; to watch attentively
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up