to be infected; to be contagious
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
directions; instructions; orders; command
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to use and then throw away
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
blood relationship; blood relative
parents and siblings; one's relatives
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
indicate reason; infers some protest
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
convenient; handy; useful
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
foreign; abroad; overseas
to take (be in) charge of
(one acting as a) foster parent
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
considerably; fairly; quite
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to take over; to hand over
but; however; provided that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel