to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
foreign; abroad; overseas
import; importation; introduction; afferent
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
smuggling (people); stowing away
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
danger; peril; hazard; risk
innumerable; countless; numberless
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
body; physical system; (the) person
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent