sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
going to and fro; back and forth
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sorry; excuse me; thank you
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in the future; another day; later
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...