phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be embarrassed; to lose face
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be helpful; to be useful
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
without; unless; have to do
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
love triangle; eternal triangle
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
long ago; previous; of a former age
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
inside one's heart; in one's mind
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
indicate reason; infers some protest
while; during (the time when)
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
by any standard; (not) even as flattery