to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
thought; consideration; thinking
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
while; during; while; although; all; both
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if it is (the case that ...)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?