morning; forenoon; just before noon
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
high fashion brand; designer brand
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to extort (money); to blackmail
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
because of; owing to; due to
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to turn towards; to point
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be silent; to say nothing
human rights; civil liberties
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough