serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
together; at the same time; same; identical
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
gender; distinction of sex; sex
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
go that far; to that extent
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
beginning; outset; first; onset
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold