easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
letter; missive; note; mail
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
composed expression; clear face
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
set meal; special (of the day)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
understood; I see; OK; present; here
fried prawns; fried shrimp
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion