praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
convenient; handy; useful
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
again; once more; a second time
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to ask; to enquire; to query
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to pay attention; to be watchful
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
patterns of thinking; train of thought
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to spread; to be propagated
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
secret; private; surreptitious
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing