to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
way of speaking; intimation
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
feeling; sense; impression
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to recall; to remember; to recollect
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
memory; sense; experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result