any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
while being out of the office or away from home
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
tone (of voice); manner of talking
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
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
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
with a great deal of effort; laboriously