molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
it's not like; it isn't as if
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
close to the wall; alongside the wall
button (clothing); push-button; button
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
hey there; I say; see here
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
incident resulting in injury
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
radiant smile; contented smile
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for