polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
conversely; on the contrary
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
rather than; more ... than ...
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
much less; to say nothing of
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
suspicious-looking; fishy
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)