a little bit; a little while
to smile (at); to grin (at)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
price; cost; value; worth; value
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to bury; to embed; to implant
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
item; article; dish; course; finest item
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
article; item; thing; goods; wares
in perfect form; going swimmingly
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
society; the world; the times
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)