few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
adds force or indicates command
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
while; even though; despite
to chase; to run after; to pursue
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
place; situation; position; location
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
incident; affair; happening; event
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
go that far; to that extent
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
it is not (like that) either
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing