hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to ask a high price; to overcharge
factory; plant; mill; workshop
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint
group; bunch; crowd; group
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour