to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
long ago; a long time ago; already
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
for this very reason; that is exactly why
don't you think?; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
please (give me); please (do for me)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
then; well; so; well then
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
beginning; outset; first; onset
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
state of mind; mentality; psychology
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed