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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
such; this sort of; like this
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
don't you think?; indicates question
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
feeling; sense; impression
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
neck; head; dismissal; discharge