to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to press a question; to cross-examine
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to need; to call for; to require
very much; very many; more and more
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be consistent; to be coherent
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
settlement; solution; resolution
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
this for sure; certainly is
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
such ... as; or some such
killing three birds with one stone
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
sign of remorse; indication of regret
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
minimum; at the very least
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
one cause; one reason; one factor
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
now that; since; so long as; because
recovery; rescue; recapture
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam