play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
cheap article; poor-quality article
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently