particularly; only; in the case of
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
lost article; something forgotten
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
inattention; absent-mindedness
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
standard; set; routine; decided
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
steady; firm; solid; secure
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious