reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
reward; honorarium; remuneration
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
match; game; bout; contest
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
invitation; introduction; temptation
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie