business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
full view; plain sight; completely visible
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to not believe one's ears
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to attempt; to test; to try out
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
such; like that; that sort of; very
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
eardrum; tympanic membrane
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
scene; spectacle; sight; view
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
slap in the face; slap on the cheek