to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
another's parent; another's parents
answering machine; answerphone
very great; enormous; serious
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
rare; uncommon; not often seen
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
normalcy; normality; normal
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
with a splash; with a splosh
to rain incessantly; to downpour
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it