to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
incident; affair; happening; event
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
study; research; investigation
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
each nation; many nations; many countries
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
considerably; greatly; a lot
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
memory; sense; experience
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
way of eating; how to eat
question; inquiry; enquiry
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
being a good listener; good listener
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
for example; for instance; e.g.
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)