signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
form; method; system; formula
before it happens; previously
children's song; nursery rhyme
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to appoint; to assign; to designate
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
establishment; settlement
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
shock; shaking; concussion
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
sending to North Korea; sending north
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
Republic of China (Taiwan); ROC
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to run about; to rush about
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe