body; physical system; (the) person
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to be too late; to be too slow
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
northwestern part; the northwest
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
eighth day of the month; eight days
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
time bell; chime of a time bell
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup