event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
very; much; greatly; a lot of
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to become better; to improve
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to cause someone to worry
how many years; how long; what year
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to anticipate; to foresee
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture