cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
older brother; elder brother
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
please (give me); please (do for me)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)