work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
single word; a few words; brief comment
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances