doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to pile up; to accumulate
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sleepover; overnight stay
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
long; drawn-out; very long
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to