what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
meaning; significance; sense
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
study; research; investigation
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
older sister; elder sister
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
flaring up; bursting into flames
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
strategy meeting; council of war
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky