to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
duty; obligation; responsibility
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
had better ...; had better not ...
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
considerably; fairly; quite
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
difficult to ...; hard to ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking