to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
special administrative region (of China; e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
land reclamation; land fill
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
subsidy; grant; subvention
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
while; even though; despite
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
review (of learned material); revision
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
-less; lacking; non-existing
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now