to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
meaning; significance; sense
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
suffix for familiar person
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...