to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
shopping; purchased goods
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
such; like that; that sort of
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
written request; request for ...; application for ...
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm