(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
system; institution; organization; organisation
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
question; inquiry; enquiry
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
being about to cry; the verge of tears
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
don't you think?; indicates question
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
something; some kind of; for some reason