patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to complain; to make a complaint
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
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
number of persons; personnel
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
besides; in addition; also; moreover
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
surroundings; environs; circumference
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
wife who is older than her husband
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis