going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
food and drink; eating and drinking
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to make sense; to be meaningful
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to be badly made; to fail
magic; sorcery; incantation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)