pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
waste of time; killing time
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
study; research; investigation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be perturbed; to be agitated
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be reflected in a mirror
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
official business; public business
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)