affected part; diseased part; wound
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
opposite side; opposition
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment