sign; indication; omen; symptom
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
money-making; earning money
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
silence; stillness; quietness
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
news; word; tidings; omen
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
heir; inheritor; successor
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)