to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
work; business; company; study
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
shopping; purchased goods
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
light blue; pale blue; aqua
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
scale; scope; plan; structure
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible