missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to lend an ear to; to listen to
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
other than; excluding; without
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
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)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stop talking; to be silent
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence