medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
with a wriggle; in a slimy way; coweringly; hesitantly
snake; serpent; large snake
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
how long; how far; how much
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
reopening; resumption; restarting
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
information board; building directory
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
number-withheld phone calls
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
it's been a long time; long time no see
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
severe; strict; tough; hard
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
wherein; therein; thereinto
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill