to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
every year; yearly; annually
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
high spirits; gleeful mood
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure