mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
the reason is ...; it is because ...
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
coherence; order; focus; point
commencing with; including
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
on duty; at work; while working
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
every month; each month; monthly
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
being on duty; person on duty
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation