few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
on duty; at work; while working
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to taste; to try (food or drink)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)