past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
had better ...; had better not ...
don't you think?; indicates question
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
newly appointed; inaugural
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
together; at the same time; same; identical
transport aircraft; transport plane
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
comfort; consolation; diversion
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation