wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
(not) even once; (not) ever
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
I see; that's right; indeed
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
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)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
and; thereupon; because of that
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to beat to death; to kill