guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
high efficiency; high performance
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to spend time (on doing something)
ability; performance; efficiency
main force; chief object; mainline
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be too numerous; to be too much
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
ten; 10; ten years of age
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
reinforcement; strengthening
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to come to one's senses; to calm down
almost every day; almost daily