to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
twice; again; second time
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
materials; data; document
safe; vault; storage cabinet
bureau director; office chief
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to press a question; to cross-examine
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished