imposing stance; daunting pose
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
to collect; to assemble; to gather
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
kindergartener; preschooler
boy; son; baby boy; young man
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to shake off; to throw off
without permission; without notice
index finger; forefinger; second toe
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
corridor; hallway; passageway
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
(another's) daughter; young lady