senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
danger; peril; hazard; risk
existence; being; presence
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to discuss; to talk together
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also