embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
stealthily; secretly; in secret
planning; project; plan; design
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
until now; so far; up to the present