to be annoying; to be troublesome
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
shock therapy; shock treatment
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
beachfront park; park by the sea
bone conduction; osteophony
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
watchful waiting; careful supervision
morning calm (over the ocean)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to change the position of
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
high-voltage current; high-tension current
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)