ten; 10; ten years of age
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
that's true; of course; obviously
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to taste; to try (food or drink)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
dozens; scores of; decades
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)