oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
how many years; how long; what year
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
rampancy; prevalence; domination
area; region; district; locality
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
religious organization; religious organisation
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
scoundrel; rascal; villain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
personal (employee); employed; retained
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
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 be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
Chinese painting; painting with Chinese subject; Chinese-style painting
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(United States of) America; USA
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
periodic; regular; routine
export; exportation; efferent
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction