cancellation of a contract
something small; something petty; trifle
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
at the time; in those days; then
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to become vulgar; to coarsen
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
overlooking; turning a blind eye
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
as if nothing had happened
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
troublesome; annoying; complicated
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
quarrel; dispute; argument
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)