I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
suddenly; all of a sudden
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
boarding procedures; check-in
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compete with; to vie for
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
good news; happy news; glad tidings
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle