senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
starting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing; calling again; visiting again
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva