monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be entwined; to be involved
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
being startled; getting a shock
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to sit down; to take a seat
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be born; to come into the world
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
older brother; elder brother
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
instead; but (on the other hand)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
snake; serpent; large snake
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
perfectly round; perfectly circular
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
station; office; guardroom
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up