something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to stiffen; to become stiff
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
correction; rectification; mending; repair
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
by means of; due to; because of; according to
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to shake one's head (in denial)