on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
at once; immediately; right now
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to discuss; to talk together
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to watch over; to watch attentively
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to be conspicuous; to stand out
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
almost; roughly; approximately
coincident with; while; simultaneously
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
marriage proposal; marriage talks
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut