thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
indicate reason; infers some protest
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
right side; right-hand side
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
door; gate; opening; title page
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
out of character; unlike one
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
tension; mental strain; nervousness
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use