immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
broken; intermittent; disconnected
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to rant and rave; to raise hell
instant; moment; for an instant
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to make one's rounds; to patrol
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
grasp; catch; understanding
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
in comparison to; rather than
small shrine; depository for sacred objects
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly