to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to become attached; to begin to love
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
how long; how much; to what extent
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to discuss; to talk together
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
recovery; rescue; recapture
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
opposite side; opposition
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
exploitation; overuse; abuse