time; season; period; phase; stage
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
system; institution; organization; organisation
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
literature; books (reference); document
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to pause; to have a short intermission
way (of doing); manner; method; means