bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to say; to be called; to do
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
reason; cause; circumstances
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
very likely; very probable
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
platform; home; home base; home plate
regular customer; general audience; general public
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to grumble; to make difficulties
to go out and away; to leave
while; during (the time when)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in