to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to move forward; to move on
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
don't worry about it; forget about it
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
poor business performance; economic slump
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to look around; to look towards (us)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar