what's the matter?; what's wrong?
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
conference room; council room
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
sharply; harshly; stingingly
change; alteration; modification
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
calming down; quieting down
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
being up to the person himself
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt