to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
even if; even though; however; no matter how
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to grumble; to make difficulties
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
considerably; fairly; quite
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd