to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
arm; skill; efforts; ability
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
good feeling; feeling good
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be helpful; to be useful
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
study; library; den; home office; reading room
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role