drama; play; Chinese opera
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
without; but if; otherwise; or else
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
sobering up; method of sobering up
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
beginning; outset; first; onset
curious; strange; unusual
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
courteous; decorous; polite
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to begin talking; to open up
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
line; queue; procession; matrix
big man; large man; tall man; giant