class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to jump up and down; to hop
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
government office building
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
clearing one's throat; cough
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to become completely chilled
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
distinctive; characteristic
way of talking; speaking style
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling