slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
no, not like that (but like this)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
go that far; to that extent
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
contract; compact; agreement
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
in comparison to; rather than
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
for example; for instance; e.g.
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing