anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
other; another; over; more than; I; me
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat