have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sudden change; complete change
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to speak; to say; to vocalize
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
everything; anything; nothing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to feel; to sense; to experience
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
complete; whole; perfect; safe