noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
instant; moment; for an instant
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
and yet; though; when; in spite of
spirit; heart; disposition
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
electric vehicle; EV; elevator; enterprise value; EV; embedded value
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong