first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
up until now; as recently as the present
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
forced laugh; forced smile
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
forcibly; against one's will
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
side effect; adverse reaction
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner