clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to try all possible means
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
hey; listen; look here; I say
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to have a talk; to tell a story
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
little by little; step by step
to become better; to improve
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
wounded person; injured person
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
all you want; as much as one wants
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...