this occasion; at this time; now
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
letter; missive; note; mail
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
had better ...; had better not ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to accept; to receive; to agree
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(not) even once; (not) ever
memories; recollections; reminiscence
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest