soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(period of) a year; during an era
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
occupation; calling; livelihood
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to look down on; to make light of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
sickroom; hospital room; ward
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
hospitalization; hospitalisation
foster father; adoptive father
man; male; masculine gender
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
even though; despite; when
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively