previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
side effect; adverse reaction
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
producer; grower; maker; producer (in a food chain)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
but; however; provided that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
every evening; night after night
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
growing child's hearty appetite
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back