to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to complain; to make a complaint
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too late; to be too slow
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
last night; yesterday evening
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
one's person; around one's person
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
action; operation; effect; function
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
opinion; point of view; visual point
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on