don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
chapter one; first chapter
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
how long; how far; how much
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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
control; management (e.g. of a business)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
silence; stillness; quietness
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
document; official papers
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person