affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
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
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
just a minute; small quantity
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
near; close; beside; third person
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
besides; moreover; in addition
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise