tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to apologize; to apologise
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
probability; likelihood; chances
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for