various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
topographic map; elevation map
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
hand luggage; hand baggage
proper; respectable; decent; honest
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
without; but if; otherwise; or else
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
inferior goods; faulty item
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
on hand; readily available
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
large amount of money; great cost
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with