sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to move (house); to change residence
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to ask; to enquire; to query
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
national finance; central government finance
long ago; already; a long time ago
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting