to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
remainder of the year; rest of the year
why; how; for what reason
outsider; someone outside of a group
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to make merry; to be festive
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
you could say that; that might be so
hello; good day; good afternoon
kindergartener; preschooler
innocent; cherubic; childlike
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale