glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
unqualified; without qualifications
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
to recall; to remember; to recollect
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
during; for the duration of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
tone (of voice); manner of talking
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
student (esp. a university student)
something like ...; something called ...
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to push (something) against
silence (not speaking); muteness
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
answering machine; answerphone
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned