single word; a few words; brief comment
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
left-hand radical of a character
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
question; inquiry; enquiry
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
expression; confession; utterance
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
circulation; dissemination
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education