ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
considerably; greatly; a lot
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
relatively; comparatively
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary