objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
clanging; empty; deserted
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
eating between meals; snacking
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
girls' or women's division or section
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
rational; reasonable; logical
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
comfort; consolation; diversion
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement