what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
(electric) torch; flashlight
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics