not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to rise; to erect; to get up
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
intelligence; intellect; brains
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
quickly; calmly; intently
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
material for experiments; experimental material
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to bury; to embed; to implant
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
strip-searching; security check
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring