to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
obstruction of business; interference with business
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mental illness; emotional disorder
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
audience; spectator; spectators
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
for example; for instance; e.g.
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better