to turn towards; to point
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
rather; better; instead; if anything
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be surprised; to be astonished
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
front; frontage; facade; main
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reason; cause; circumstances
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to beat time; to mark time