startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
condition; state (of health); appearance
means of transportation; transport service
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
impossibly hard video game
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
manners; courtesy; etiquette
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
this, that and the other; this and that
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
uncontrollable; irrepressible
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
letting (someone) die without helping
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to have a hard time of it
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune