not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
farming implement; farm tools
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
mining; digging; working (a mine)
refining; refinement; smelting
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to lay aside; to set aside
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
arena for fighting; battlefield
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to try to do; to attempt to do
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
investigation; research; looking something up
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
since when; from when; how long
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
waiting room; duty room; standby room
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
chaps (in the skin); cracks
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning