to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
in succession; one by one
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
transfer student; student changing schools
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion