to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
almost every day; almost daily
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
serious; not joking; straight
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
hey there; I say; see here
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough