to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
number one; first; best; most; game; round
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
income; receipts; revenue
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
rather; better; instead; if anything
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
from the viewpoint of; according to
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about