to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
please (give me); please (do for me)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
weight; heavyweight boxer
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)