circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
one bow; one salute; one greeting
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
such; this sort of; like this
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
permission; approval; authorization; license
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
that's the way it is; such is life
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
corridor; hallway; passageway
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
had better ...; had better not ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
this sort of; this type of
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed