island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
progress; advance; improvement; development
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
no, not like that (but like this)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly