pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
knowing; (an) acquaintance
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
accumulation; accumulate; store
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)