to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
failure; mistake; blunder
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thousand years; many years
hometown; rural township (of China)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ten; 10; ten years of age
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour