to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to discuss; to talk together
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
notice; attention; observation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to watch over; to watch attentively
both hands; both arms; ten
short pause; short interval
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
prohibition; inhibition; ban
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not