leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
ago; since; before; previous
foreign; abroad; overseas
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
that's the way it is; such is life
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
I see; that's right; indeed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?