fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to beat time; to mark time
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
light and darkness; light and shade
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to await; to wait for; to expect
first meeting; first interview with
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
Automobile air conditioning
high-quality goods; luxury item
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be photographed; to be projected
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen