poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
of no interest; not interested
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to feel; to sense; to experience
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how; in what way; by what means
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
and; thereupon; because of that
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
beautification; glorification
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be smeared; to be covered
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
participation; joining; entry; adherence