favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
such; this sort of; like this
foreign; abroad; overseas
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
book; volume; this; present; main; head
journal; magazine; periodical
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
finding employment; getting a job
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
than; from; out of; except; but; more
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
please sit down; please have a seat