anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to feel a chill run down one's spine
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to become pale; to turn pale
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
bedside; near one's pillow
supply; supplying; replenishment
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off