illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
alone; by oneself; on one's own
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
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
to be kind to; to treat kindly
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
changing clothes; change of clothes
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
in this way; thus; such; uh...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...