to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
thought; consideration; thinking
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
at least; at most; (even) just
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
don't you think?; indicates question
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to put on airs; to assume importance
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
contract; compact; agreement
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be silent; to say nothing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation