wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to pay attention; to be watchful
one by one; one after another; successively
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
thought; consideration; thinking
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
alone; by oneself; on one's own
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit