youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
instant; moment; for an instant
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
living thing; organism; creature; biology
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
binoculars; field glasses
to boost; to force up; to push up
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
modesty; humility; being humble
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent