when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be worried; to be troubled
again; once more; a second time
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
urgency; exigency; emergency
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
at first; in the beginning; originally
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
feeling; sense; impression
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!