shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
passion; temper; irritability
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to go out and away; to leave
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
confections; sweets; candy; cake
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
deep affection; dear; beloved
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
share; portion; quota; cut
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
question; inquiry; enquiry
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
plural; multiple; several
first meeting; first interview with