to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
isolation; being alone; being friendless
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to have a rumor circulating
separate case; another matter
(by force of) circumstances
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
every person; every mouth; every entrance
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
meaning; significance; sense
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
that is to say; so that means
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...