qualifications; requirements; capabilities
much less; to say nothing of
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
radiant smile; contented smile
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
chapter one; first chapter
payment of debts; repayment
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme