effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
as (for); for; in the capacity of
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
convenient; handy; useful
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
gem; jewel; precious stone
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to come loose (of clothing); to come undone (e.g. of a dress); to become dishevelled; to be worn out of shape
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour