clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
at first; in the beginning; originally
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in succession; one by one
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run