bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
both; both sides; both parties
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
tomfoolery; monkey business
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to give directions; to issue instructions
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
left breast; left side of the chest
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
long time; long interval; for quite some time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
by myself; in person; by oneself
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur