embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
being on duty; person on duty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; the matter in question
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to make merry; to be festive
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
pessimism; negative thinking
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)