to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
distant look; faraway look
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
in that manner; like that
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
outside world; physical world
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to accept; to receive; to agree
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
little by little; bit by bit
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me