to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
whereabout; about where; how much
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
individual; private person; personal; private
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
person concerned; interested party; related party
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
belief; faith; conviction
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
indictment; prosecution; complaint
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
proposal; offer; request; application
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile