hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
hello; good day; good afternoon
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
human relations; personal relationships
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
gas station; petrol station; filling station
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
parts; accessories; components
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
two (long cylindrical things)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to step forward; to take a step forward
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
with a start; with a jump
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show