darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
storehouse; warehouse; godown
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
whispered conversation; whispering
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
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
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
finding employment; getting a job
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
natural virtue; personal virtue
something like ...; something called ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
of course; certainly; naturally
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up