the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
American joke; US joke; American sense of humor (humour)
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(social) position; status
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
discovery; detection; finding
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances