empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
beginning; outset; first; onset
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be too numerous; to be too much
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
arm; skill; efforts; ability
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)