to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
how long; how much; to what extent
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
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)
from here; from this place
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be prolonged; to drag on
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
because of; owing to; due to
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
future (usually near); prospects
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
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't