to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to feel; to sense; to experience
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
being very popular; being in great demand
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
of no interest; not interested
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
contest; comparison; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal