signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to smile (at); to grin (at)
failure; mistake; blunder
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
any more; any further; any better; any longer
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
all you want; as much as one wants
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
since when; from when; how long
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that