inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
paper towel (esp. for drying one's hands); paper hand towel
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be in danger of; to be liable to
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
endoscopic surgery; keyhole surgery
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to telephone; to make a phone call
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget