to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cannot be compared with; no match for
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
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
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
handsome man; actor in a love scene
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
just a minute; small quantity
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to look away; to avert one's eyes
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
somehow; for some reason or other
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
instant; moment; for an instant
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to flare up; to burst into flames