to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
horseplay; fooling around
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to make an appearance; to show up
place; situation; position; location
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to appease; to suppress; to calm
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hurray; hooray; go!; you can do it!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move