starvation; famine; hunger
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
while; during; while; although; all; both
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
company; corporation; workplace
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
student of a girls' school
mass communication; mass media
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
world; society; people; the public
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
how; in what way; how about