painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
noisy; confused; uproarious
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to rule; to govern; to administer
course; route; path; process; means
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
detour; diversion; alternative route
grasp; catch; understanding
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
beyond human understanding
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
personality; character; individuality; personhood
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dozens; scores of; decades
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
quick work; (clever) feat
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be silent; to say nothing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
technique; art; skill; move
rare (or peculiar) animal
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes