major earthquake; large earthquake
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
hello; good day; good afternoon
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
it is I who should say so
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
how; in what way; by what means
breath; breathing; tone; mood
day after day; day by day
to become possible; to become able to (do)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to pick up; to find; to gather
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
appointment; rendezvous; date
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...