poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
how many months?; how long?
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
study; diligence; discount; reduction
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
impossible; unlikely; improbable