language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
prejudice; bias; distorted view
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to begin some form of lifestyle
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
beginning; clue; starting point
to be found; to be discovered
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
offender; criminal; culprit
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
in the future; another day; later
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire