to use up all one's strength
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
correction; revision; amendment
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
ago; since; before; previous
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
marriage ceremony; wedding
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to state; to express; to mention
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
your husband; her husband
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to show up; to appear; to turn up
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
anything and everything; just about everything
failure; mistake; blunder
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game