half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
calling by name; designation; nomination
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
observation; survey; watching
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
notebook computer; laptop
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be hot on a person's heels
to kick over; to kick down
to go out and away; to leave
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
door; gate; opening; title page
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration