comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to anticipate; to foresee
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
substitute article; back-up
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
erhua (rhotacization of syllable finals in spoken Mandarin); erization
of course; certainly; naturally
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
inside; interior; inner part
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.