to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to have a talk; to tell a story
left breast; left side of the chest
decoration; ornament; trimmings
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to say; to be called; to do
you; (arch.) your residence
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
United States Army; U.S. Army
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
enlarged and revised edition
high rice field; very fertile rice field
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
medical care; medical treatment
study; pursuit of knowledge
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
writing (e.g. as a profession)
favourite book; favorite book
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar