unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to ask; to enquire; to query
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
single word; a few words; brief comment
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling