search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
intelligence gathering; information gathering
on the occasion of; at the time of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
second month of the lunar calendar
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
please (give me); please (do for me)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)