why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
something like ...; something called ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
arm; skill; efforts; ability
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to be helpful; to be useful
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to discuss; to talk together
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange