speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
observation; survey; watching
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
from here; from this place
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
corridor; hallway; passageway
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
several times; several degrees
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out