disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to mix; to stir; to blend
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thank you for your continued patronage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
really; truly; indeed; good grief
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time