meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
tool; implement; means; furniture
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
thorough; exhaustive; complete
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
living; lifestyle; living room
front; frontage; facade; main
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
as usual; as is one's habit
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
considerably; greatly; a lot
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying