to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
sanction; approval; decision
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
source of information; intelligence source; message source
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
temporary; transitory; short-lived
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything