acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
even though; despite; when
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
tone (of voice); manner of talking
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
derailment; digression; deviation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
no matter how much time passes
to move forward; to move on
and; thereupon; because of that
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
innumerable; countless; numberless
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom