to detain; to check; to restrain
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sanity; consciousness; soberness
foreign; abroad; overseas
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
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)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
child; childish person; immature person
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
complete; whole; perfect; safe
major incident; major happening; big scandal
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(temporary) closure of a theater (theatre); stage absence; wrestler's absence from the tournament
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
pregnancy; conception; gestation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
finding employment; getting a job
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
hey there; I say; see here
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
1,000,000; one million; million; many