to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
in order; in turn; one by one
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
chair; stool; post; office; position
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
concealment; suppression; hiding
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
ring; band; ring; circum-
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate