(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
extremely; very; really; super; so
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
reality; actuality; hard fact
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
look!; there!; here!; that is
death penalty; capital punishment
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan