to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
to make merry; to be festive
funny story; funny anecdote
relation; connection; relevance
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
opposite side; other side; other party
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to ask a question; to ask questions
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind