How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
although; but; even though; I wish that
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to sniff out; to get wind of
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
hard fight; difficult struggle
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to show up; to appear; to turn up
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
mountain road; mountain trail
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
simultaneous; all at once
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)