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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
now that; since; so long as; because
life; living; I; me; student
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
for this very reason; that is exactly why
such; this sort of; like this
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reality; actuality; hard fact
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all