hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
such; like that; that sort of; very
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
marriage ceremony; wedding
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
regret; repentance; remorse
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be surprised; to be astonished
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
control; management (e.g. of a business)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits