to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to be opposite; to face each other
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
writing on someone's behalf
duty; function; office; mission; task
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
skill; dexterity; master hand
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to watch over; to watch attentively
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext