preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
older brother and younger sister
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
home area; home town; local
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error