sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
very; extremely; excessively
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
really; truly; indeed; good grief
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
self-consciousness; self-awareness
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
have a good day; take care; see you
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
it is I who should say so
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
pride; dignity; self-respect
the last moment; the very end