disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
space; interval; space character; whitespace
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
sleep mask; eye mask; blindfold
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
frequency (of occurrence)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
secret information; intelligence
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling