to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
accurate; correct; precise; exact
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
woman; female; feminine gender
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to correct oneself; to restate
very interesting; of great interest
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
originally; by nature; from the start
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
such; this sort of; like this
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
body; group; party; company; troupe
adviser; advisor; consultant
tidal bore; eagre; rumbling noise that accompanies a tidal bore; tsunami; tidal wave