(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
impossible; unlikely; improbable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
and so; therefore; for that reason
children's song; nursery rhyme
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
very interesting; of great interest
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to stop in the middle of a sentence
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
of no interest; not interested
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)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
society; public; community; social studies
having said that; on the other hand
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to detain; to check; to restrain
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
private; personal life; (one's) privacy