observation; survey; watching
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to become dim; to become blurred
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
pressure; oppression; suppression
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to become pale; to turn pale
January; first month of the lunar calendar
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
besides; in addition; also; moreover
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing