to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to pass (of time); to elapse
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use