honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
should; must; -able; probably; likely
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
such; this sort of; like this
to shout (in anger); to yell
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
how long; how much; to what extent
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
reduction by half; halving
in search of; in order to look for
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
self-consciousness; self-awareness
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory