(a) little; somewhat; somehow
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
rare; uncommon; not often seen
perfect; complete; flawless
to some extent; to a certain extent
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
arrest; apprehension; capture
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
how; in what way; how about; questionable
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be bony; to be angular
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?