to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
pointing out; identification
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
chief; main; principal; major
had better ...; had better not ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news