index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
besides; in addition; also; moreover
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
company president; manager; director
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
really; truly; indeed; good grief
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
even though; despite; when
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at least; at most; (even) just
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...