cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
sympathy; compassion; pity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
final; eventual; ultimate
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
sincere; honest; faithful