shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
change; transition; vicissitudes
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
around the world; throughout the world
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
scandal; deplorable event
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
tide; current; tendency; trend
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
demerit system; points-off system
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
logo; Logo (programming language)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
I told you so; you see that?
shady; underhanded; questionable
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)