blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
suffix for familiar person
adds force or indicates command
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
house search (e.g. by the police)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
identification; ID; identity
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
24 hours; twenty-four hours
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street