to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
traditional; conventional
handicraft; industrial art object
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
local specialty; local special dish
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
time; hour; period; class
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
silence (not speaking); muteness
to put into the mouth; to eat
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head