convenient; expedient; makeshift
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
and; thereupon; because of that
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
idea man; ideas man; person of ideas
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to rub; to scrub; to scrape