to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to look around; to look towards (us)
sweet voice; seductive voice
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to have a reason; to have an excuse
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
self-control; self-restraint
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
post-retirement job; work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish