to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
serious; not joking; straight
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
very; much; greatly; a lot of
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
patterns of thinking; train of thought
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
preface; introduction; preamble
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means