clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
in case of; at that time; at this time
most of all; extremely; supremely
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to remember; to keep in mind
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to attack; to assault; to assail
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to say; to tell; to state; to do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to check; to stop; to keep back
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to shake; to sway; to waver
lightly; easily; carelessly
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad