to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to hurt; to smart; to sting
acceleration; speeding up
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
consideration; taking into account
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
already; now; no longer; not any more
rather than; more ... than ...
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
putting someone in hospital; inflicting injury such that medical care is required
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
reality; actuality; hard fact
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
by itself; automatically; naturally
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order