direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to cease; to stop; to be over
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to step firmly; to harden by treading
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity