futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
a little bit; a little while
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
feeling; sense; impression
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
convenient; handy; useful
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization