unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
after that; afterwards; thereafter
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Italian food; Italian cooking
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
continuation; succession; series
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to fight against; to oppose; to face
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage