affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
still; as yet; as it has been
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
had better ...; had better not ...
originally; by nature; from the start
time and time again; many times; a number of times
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
one by one; one each; one at a time
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to smash violently; to crush
all you want; as much as one wants
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
whistle (sound made with the lips)
pillar of fire; blazing column
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish