muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
present; gift; to give a present or gift
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
not necessarily so; is not always true
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding