abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
such; like that; that sort of; very
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to do together; to share; to participate in
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
very; extremely; excessively
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
bunch of flowers; bouquet
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be silent; to say nothing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
greeting; a fine thing to say
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
keeping things tidy and in order
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair