the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to squash; to crush; to flatten
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
banknote; bill; note; paper money
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to collect; to assemble; to gather
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to comb down; to smooth down
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(someone else's) daughter
eagle (Accipitridae family)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
this occasion; at this time; now
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
hearsay; rumor; grapevine