to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
display stand; exhibition table
foreign; abroad; overseas
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to have a rumor circulating
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be excited; to be elated
to tighten; to press hard
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
scrap; junk; waste material
to jar; to creak; to grate
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened