to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
coherence; order; focus; point
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
sales; selling; marketing
entrance; admission; entering
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
firmly; solidly; heartily
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
measuring instrument; instrumentation
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to like; to love; to be fond of
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
keep up your strength; chin up!
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
another day; some other day
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
pricking up one's ears and listening; listening attentively
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...