willpower; energy; vitality
whispered conversation; whispering
such ... as; or some such
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
noisy; confused; uproarious
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
and; thereupon; because of that
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
almost; roughly; approximately
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start