poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to be silent; to say nothing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
tattling; telling on (someone)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth