hollow; cavity; dent; depression
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
matter of time; question of time
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be reminded of; to call to mind
prejudice; bias; distorted view
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
principle; theory; fundamental truth
hundred times; hundred degrees
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean