to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
otherwise; or else; if not
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
both hands; both arms; ten
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to move forward; to move on
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to take off one's clothes; to undress
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase