care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
active; dynamic; behavioural
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sensitivity; susceptibility
independence; self-reliance
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
lover (e.g. of cinema); devotee
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
two (long cylindrical things)
the other day; lately; recently; during this period