mass communication; mass media
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
motive power; driving force
single-mother household; fatherless family
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
desperately; for one's dear life
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to return a favor (favour); to repay
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
killing and wounding; bloodshed
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
even if ...; even supposing that ...