to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to chase; to run after; to pursue
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying