to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
reinforcement; strengthening
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to break the silence; to break one's silence
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
police; police officer; police station
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
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)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
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)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to have meaning; to be meaningful
and; thereupon; because of that
any more; any further; any better; any longer
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to feel depressed; to be down