abrupt; sudden; unexpected
madness; craziness; insanity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
end of life; death; annihilation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
family a woman has married into
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
(political) power; authority; influence
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
cooperation; collaboration
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation