he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
end; close; conclusion; termination
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
just because; even if; even though
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
how; in what way; by what means
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson