group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
mass communication; mass media
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
interrupting a game; time out
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
bank; banking institution
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
personal identification number; PIN; password number
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
around the world; throughout the world
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread