thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
and; thereupon; because of that
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
water's edge; beach; shore
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think