very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
considerably; greatly; a lot
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door; gate; opening; title page
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
outsider; someone outside of a group
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to crack; to develop a crack
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well