clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
such; like that; that sort of; very
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
corridor; hallway; passageway
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
dictation; verbal statement
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
stairs; stairway; staircase