merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be damaged; to receive damage
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
settlement; solution; resolution
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to say (something) over one's shoulder
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
request; favour (to ask); wish; please