to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
superior; superiors; senior
for example; for instance; e.g.
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
order; command; directions; instructions
and yet; though; when; in spite of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)