to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
standard; set; routine; decided
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
forcing people who can't drink alcohol to drink alcohol
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
no, not like that (but like this)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
human kindness; human weakness
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn