to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
no, not like that (but like this)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
time; hour; period; class
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)