pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
not a little; not a few; considerable
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
melancholy; gloom; depression
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
personal; individual; private
these guys; these fellows
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
truancy; school non-attendance
irritation; annoyance; frustration
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling