fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
that is to say; so that means
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
separate; respective; different
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
instant; moment; for an instant
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
zip fastener; zipper; zip
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed