I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to chase; to run after; to pursue
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
garden (esp. with trees); park
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
exclusive; attached to; specialist
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
scene; spectacle; sight; view
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say no more; to sink into silence
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction