to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to recall; to remember; to recollect
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
beginning; clue; starting point
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I see; that's right; indeed
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
genuine article; real thing; real deal
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
in that manner; like that
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to turn towards; to point
should; must; -able; probably; likely
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to live fast (and recklessly)