to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
ex-nerd; one who has given up geeky or nerdy hobbies; one who has given up stereotypically geeky dress, mannerisms, etc.
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first