repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
all; entire; whole; altogether
consequence; outcome; result; blame
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
one after another; in rapid succession
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonchalant air; unruffled air
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
day after day; day by day
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
don't you think?; indicates question
feeling; sense; impression
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit