to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
(police) detective; criminal matter
at least; at most; (even) just
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
taking pictures secretly; taking a sneak shot
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
conviction; belief; confidence
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
independence; self-reliance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
how can (one) do something
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
anything and everything; just about everything