to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
offender; criminal; culprit
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
rather; better; instead; if anything
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
the reverse; other side; lining
one by one; one at a time; in turn
frequency (of occurrence)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be surprised; to be astonished
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
dual personality; split personality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
novel; original; new; innovative
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all