to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to apologize; to apologise
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
how; in what way; by what means
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
one's own work; making by oneself
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
power; might; authority; influence
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
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)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
killing and wounding; bloodshed
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
number one; first; best; most; game; round
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal