skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be conspicuous; to stand out
like this; this sort; this way
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to become dim; to become blurred
people; men and women; each person; everybody
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
originally; by nature; from the start
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
almost; roughly; approximately
to be found; to be discovered
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
worry; agony; vexation; illness; sickness
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will