indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
product; produce; result; fruit
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to put one's hand on; to touch
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of