great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
loveable; very likeable; like very much
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
such ... as; or some such
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
almost; roughly; approximately
coincident with; while; simultaneously
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
two persons; two people; pair; couple
corridor; hallway; passageway
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
short pause; short interval
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic