grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
though; notwithstanding; although
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
about when; about what time; how soon
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever