chair; stool; post; office; position
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
future (usually near); prospects
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
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.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
meeting; greeting; welcome
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
straight; as the crow flies
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to look away; to turn away
with a start; with a jump
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to chase; to run after; to pursue
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot