properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
physical condition; state of health; shape
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to do someone in; to bump someone off
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
calamity; misfortune; disaster
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
that's the way it is; such is life
exclusive; attached to; specialist
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
woman; female; feminine gender
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open