I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
because; for; the reason why is ...
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
new building; new construction
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought