back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be relieved; to feel relieved
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
reaction; response; reaction
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
such ... as; or some such
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to step forward; to take a step forward
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start