hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
box; box-shape; cube-type
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
four (long cylindrical things)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to tighten; to press hard
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu