standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
calling by name; designation; nomination
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
home gardening (esp. food); home growing
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
supply; provision; raising; procurement
chance; opportunity; occasion
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
this world; this life; world of the living
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!