concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
manners; behavior; behaviour
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
feeling; sense; impression
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
choices; alternatives; options
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
story; tale; talk; discussion
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
beyond that point; after that