praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to name; to call; to christen; to term
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
and then; and so; and; so then
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
way of talking; speaking style
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
sobering up; method of sobering up
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed