temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to have an eye on; to zero in on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
isolation; being alone; being friendless
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
interior light (train, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
come out!; where are you?
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
such; this sort of; like this
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
of course; certainly; naturally