difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
national holiday; public holiday
to come and go; to go back and forth
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
I see; that's right; indeed
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
calamity; misfortune; disaster
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
document; official papers
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)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
how; in what way; how about
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble