to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
sympathy; compassion; pity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
alone; by oneself; on one's own
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
family; members of a family
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be worried; to be troubled
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
reality; actuality; hard fact
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...