feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to give something weight; to give something dignity
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
because of; owing to; due to
to invite in; to show someone in
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
reopening; resumption; restarting
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
price; cost; value; worth; value
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
one's share; one's portion