to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
stealthily; secretly; in secret
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
had better ...; had better not ...
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
official announcement; proclamation
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
low (level, value, price, etc.)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
something like ...; something called ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
scene; sight; scenario; setting
debut work; one's first work
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
in proportion to; just as much as
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
long ago; already; a long time ago