replying to someone's email immediately
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
dry riverbed; river beach
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
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)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
training (animals); breaking (animals)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
jealousy; roasted rice cake
breaking off; snapping off