few decades; many decades; several decades
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
and so; therefore; for that reason
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
very; much; greatly; a lot of
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
in the future; another day; later
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
major war; great war; world war
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to keep away; to keep at a distance
right in the center (centre)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to fan; to incite; to instigate
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
bad influence; negative influence
pain of love; love troubles
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
heat haze; shimmer of hot air