no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
future; possible; potential; prospective
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved