tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
irresistible; overwhelming
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to laugh away; to laugh off
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
mental health; mental hygiene
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
underdevelopment; incomplete development; aplasia; hypoplasia; infantilism
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion