to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
suited figure; person in a suit
man; male; masculine gender
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
English conversation; school for English conversation
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
how; in what way; by what means
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
document; official papers
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to see through; to see the true nature of something