tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
while; even though; despite
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
sick person; patient; invalid
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to sit down; to take a seat
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation