to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
if it is the case that ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
complete; whole; perfect; safe
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)