to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
jewel; precious stone; gem
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
without eating or drinking
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
directly; in person; firsthand
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
excretion; discharge; excrement
to spend time (on doing something)
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to