attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
receipt; cash-register slip
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
transcendence; transcendency
secret; private; surreptitious
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
to cease; to stop; to be over
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
as hoped for; as expected
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of someone (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to be overcome with emotion
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to overflow; to brim over; to flood