no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
adds force or indicates command
woman; female; feminine gender
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
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)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
control room; control booth
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
second month of the lunar calendar
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
inspection; examination; checking
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?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination