secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
light blue; pale blue; aqua
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
third year (college) student; junior
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
good humour (humor); good mood
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge