insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
hating; strongly disliking
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
living room (Western style); sitting room
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to like; to love; to be fond of
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)