being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to make an appeal; to urge
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
memory; sense; experience
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to have an idea; to have a clue
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness