upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
but; however; provided that
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
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)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
common use; communal use; sharing
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
no!; no no!; no, not at all
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)