no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
decision; determination; resolution
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
adds force or indicates command
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be surprised; to be astonished
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle