to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
marriage proposal; courtship
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
strongish; somewhat strong
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
already; now; no longer; not any more
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)