gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
destination (one is heading towards); goal
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
single word; a few words; brief comment
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
just one person; only one
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
radiant smile; contented smile
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
this; our; right; justice; checking account
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
operation (of a ship or aircraft route); service; navigation; flight
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
speaking tube; voice pipe
going through; going via; going by way of
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation