to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that's the way it is; such is life
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
war; fighting; fierce competition
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
drama; theatre; theater; play
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
considerably; fairly; quite
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend