(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
in the meanwhile; during the time
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
just managing; with great difficulty
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to become settled; to be fixed
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
the whole city; all the cities; every city
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be silent; to say nothing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
impossible; unlikely; improbable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy