to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
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
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
drawing blood; collecting blood
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
private tutor; coach; governess
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
any more; any further; any better; any longer
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
interference; meddling; butting in
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
feeling; sense; impression
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable