improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
just because; even if; even though
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in one's own way or style
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
manner of using one's hands
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
what kind of; what sort of; what
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
candy; sweet; confectionary
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to correct oneself; to restate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
medical examination; checkup; consultation
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care