to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
template; run of the mill; formulaic
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
is that so?; I see; right; oh
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
absence; disregard; indifference
trial; judgement; judgment
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
inside; interior; inner part
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
prohibition; inhibition; ban
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
piling up; multiple layers
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to pass (of time); to elapse