work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to go along; to walk along; to follow
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
mixture; compound; hybrid
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
surroundings; environs; circumference
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
older brother; elder brother
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off