to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
feminine; womanly; female
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
story; tale; talk; discussion
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
how much; how many; to what extent
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
chance; opportunity; occasion
queen (consort); empress (consort)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke