barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
place; room; margin; scope
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
calm; composed; cool; quiet
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
had better ...; had better not ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
pointing out; identification
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to slap; to strike; to spank
have a good day; take care; see you
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention