favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
like this; in this way; as you see
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
home; household; family; hearth
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
split; division; break up
script; screenplay; scenario
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
such ... as; or some such
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
hey; listen; look here; I say
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid