to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)