to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
that day; the very same day
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to show up; to appear; to turn up
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to backfire; to have a harmful result
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to take the form (of); to assume a shape