mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
sudden change; complete change
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
dual personality; split personality
not yet known; unknown; strange
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
script; screenplay; scenario
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to discuss; to talk together
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)