in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be conspicuous; to stand out
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to turn left; to turn to the left
pleasant feeling; good vibes
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
button (clothing); push-button; button
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
transactions; dealings; business
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
smuggling; contraband trade