to stop (plug) one's ears
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
single word; a few words; brief comment
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
waste of time; killing time
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
heir; inheritor; successor
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
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
older brother; elder brother
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
all; entire; whole; altogether
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk