irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to cut; to slit; to cut open
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
one's post; place of work; workplace
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
if it is (the case that ...)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
weird; disgusting; sickening
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to have an idea; to have a clue
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary