in comparison to; rather than
to be intimate with; to befriend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
coincident with; while; simultaneously
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
than; from; out of; except; but; more
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
difficult to ...; hard to ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
form; shape; figure; visage
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to turn towards; to point
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to