illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
without doubt; certain; sure
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
health; healthy; sound; fit
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
normalcy; normality; normal
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
observation; survey; watching
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
billow; surge; large wave
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
discreet; modest; cautious
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
houses and inhabitants; population
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
together (with); at the same time; in a lump