leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to discuss; to talk together
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
many; numerous; various; large number of
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
final; eventual; ultimate
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
abuse; misuse; perversion
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
police; police officer; police station
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean