beginning; clue; starting point
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
that's the way it is; such is life
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be late; to be unpunctual
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to look away; to turn away
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
distinction; differentiation; classification
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
see-through (e.g. blouse)
to be transparent; to show through
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with