to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
permission; approval; authorization; license
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
man; male; masculine gender
to change (one's clothes)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to give an impression; to make an impression
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
rich person; wealthy person
individual; private person; personal; natural person
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial