wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
application; request; petition
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
interview (e.g. for a job)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
sorry; excuse me; thank you
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
moving; touching; stirring
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)