(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
company; corporation; workplace
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
instant; moment; for an instant
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
perception; sensing; noticing
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
after a long time; for the first time in a while
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel