way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
personal; individual; private
manners; courtesy; etiquette
direct line of descent; lineage of eldest son; main branch of a family; legitimate lineage
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to check; to stop; to keep back
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
close; intimate; on good terms
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
summer vacation; summer holidays
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be embarrassed; to lose face
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful