thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
such; this sort of; like this
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in succession; one by one
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
narrow; thin (sized); slender
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to rush over; to run up to
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
had better ...; had better not ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)