day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
very interesting; of great interest
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
these guys; these fellows
influence; effect; impact
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes