how much; how many; to what extent
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
Western person; Westerner
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
left hand drive (of cars, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
fluent (in a language); flowing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of