sign; indication; omen; symptom
plural; multiple; several
one after another; in succession
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
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
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
moving about; stirring about
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior