to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
in case of; at that time; at this time
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
adds force or indicates command
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
in the end; at the end of the day
and; thereupon; because of that
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
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
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek