regret; repentance; remorse
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
while moving; on the move
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
historical play; period drama
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
riding together; riding with
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
going through great pains in vain
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to blow off; to be blown off
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate