exactly as stated; verbatim
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to do together; to share; to participate in
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to throw into; to toss into
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
staying the night; lodging (at)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
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)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)