coffee time; tea time; coffee break
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
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 spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
police; police officer; police station
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
of course; certainly; naturally
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
handicraft; industrial art object
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith