scenery; scene; landscape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
pupil; student; schoolchild
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person