scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
estimate (of costs); budget
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to shut in; to confine; to contain
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly