to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indirection; indirectness
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
almost; roughly; approximately
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
together; at the same time; same; identical
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend