humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
unexpectedly; surprisingly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
only; merely; but; no more than
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
another time; some other time
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
main bedroom; master bedroom
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
narrow; thin (sized); slender
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to ask a question; to ask questions
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)