to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
children's song; nursery rhyme
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
time; hour; period; class
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
rather than; more ... than ...
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to mix; to stir; to blend
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly