poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
cleavage (between breasts)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
anger; being angry; being mad
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
enjoying popularity among the customers