to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
should do; ought to do; must do
chicken broth; chicken soup
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
yourself; himself; herself
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)