white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
question; inquiry; enquiry
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
genuine article; real thing; real deal
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
at first; in the beginning; originally
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great