longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
periodic; regular; routine
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to name; to call; to christen; to term
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
job hunting; job searching
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
continuation; succession; series
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
memory; sense; experience
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
radio programme; radio program
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
last century; ancient times
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
woman; female; feminine gender
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
100,000,000; one hundred million
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)