small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
is something that; is that which
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
a person without a single relative
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
due form; official; formality
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
different opinion; objection
established fact; fait accompli
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
tone (of argument); tenor; drift