store; shop; establishment; restaurant
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
English (language); English
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
communication skills; communication ability
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to differ; to vary; to disagree
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
to have meaning; to be meaningful
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh