to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
conditionally; with conditions attached
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
wedding ring; wedding band
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
staying behind; remaining; residual
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
instant; moment; for an instant
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
industrial spy; industrial espionage
hello; good day; good afternoon
present; gift; to give a present or gift
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant