number one; first; best; most; game; round
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
at once; immediately; right now
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
should; must; -able; probably; likely
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
at least; at most; (even) just
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
those (near the second person)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring