papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
of course; certainly; naturally
function; facility; faculty; feature
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
air conditioning; air cooling
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
one's every action; every single move
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first