to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
close to the wall; alongside the wall
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
employment (long term); hire
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
periodic; regular; routine
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
physical strength; muscle strength
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
originally; by nature; from the start