pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
unless (you do something)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
detached; aloof; indifferent
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
infancy; childhood; tender age
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
purification; refining; simplification
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
decisive; resolute; drastic
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting