flash (of light); glint; schiller
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in good health; alive and well; going strong
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
imagination; supposition; guess
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
rather; better; instead; if anything
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look around; to survey
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting; simultaneous interpreter
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker