(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how long; how much; to what extent
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
second day of the month; two days
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black