sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
tall figure; high stature
just like; the same as; no different than
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
even though; despite; when
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
very interesting; of great interest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I see; that's right; indeed
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to smirk; to grin broadly
spoken language; colloquial expression
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot