resignation; acceptance; consolation
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to find out; to discover; to locate
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
intelligence or information network
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to put on airs; to assume importance
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
tool; implement; means; furniture
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
rather; sooner; preferably
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained