script; libretto; scenario
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
look!; there!; here!; that is
recently; lately; these days
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
ring; band; ring; circum-
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
woman; female; feminine gender
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
good feeling; feeling good
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
work fiend; devil for work
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
manly; masculine; like a man
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough