important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
this world; this life; world of the living
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle