what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
three; three years of age
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
one of these days; someday; one day
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to put one's hand on; to touch
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
in case of; at that time; at this time
few decades; many decades; several decades
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
a few years ago; some years back
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to