year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to quicken one's pace (steps)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and yet; though; when; in spite of
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to pay attention; to be watchful
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
etc.; et cetera; and so on
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
older brother; elder brother
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
devil; evil spirit; genie
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying