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
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
conviction; belief; confidence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
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
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
choices; alternatives; options
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
and yet; though; when; in spite of
derailment; digression; deviation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to see through; to see the true nature of something
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
both; both sides; both parties
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus