telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to summon courage; to be brave
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
failure; mistake; blunder
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated