last week; the week before
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
secrecy; highly classified information
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
to face; to go towards; to head towards
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
21st day of the month; 21 days
danger; peril; hazard; risk
storehouse; warehouse; godown
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
postcard-sized photographic portrait of a celebrity; bromide paper
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
woman; female; feminine gender
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
theatre-going; theater-going
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing