awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
composed expression; clear face
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
how many years; how long; what year
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
in that way; like that; that way
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to crack; to develop a crack
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to become clear; to be made public
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop