to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
discovery; detection; finding
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
the other day; lately; recently
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
opposite; reverse; contrary
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be fated to; be linked by fate
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
sleepover; overnight stay
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)