head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
dilapidated house; deserted house
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
now that you say that; now that you mention it
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
here and there; in places
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be lacking in options; to be too few
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
how; in what way; how about
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
image; figure; figure; form; image
little by little; bit by bit
to get strong; to gain strength
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
hair (on the head); (a) hair