hello; good day; good afternoon
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
discovery; detection; finding
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to paint (draw) a picture
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
river fish; freshwater fish
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cocky; affected; pretentious; fresh; pompous
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
special; particular; peculiar; unique
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
to make a speech; to address