to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to look away; to avert one's eyes
until now; so far; up to the present
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
school building; schoolhouse
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
surroundings; environs; circumference
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be found; to be discovered
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising