pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
it is I who should say so
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound