tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
transactions; dealings; business
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to complain; to lodge a complaint
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to become clear; to be made public
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
some people; a few people; several people
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
accurate; correct; precise; exact
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)