to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to run up to; to rush over
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
date (year, month and day)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
complexion; colour; color; blood red
pink (colour, color); peach
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
surely; certainly; without doubt
overall; general; as a whole
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen