to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
existence; possession; having; limited company
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to put one's hand on; to touch
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
what kind of; what sort of; what
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to go out and away; to leave
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment