gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to repeat; to do over again
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
lock-opening; lock-picking
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to keep standing; to stand motionless
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
simply; merely; only; solely
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
is something that; is that which
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to invite in; to show someone in
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
acceleration; speeding up
appearance; air; condition; state; form
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...