cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
middle of the night; dead of night
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be helpful; to be useful
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
bowing (a string instrument)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture