to follow; to conform; to apply to
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
absolute obedience; complete submission
fast-talking; rapid talking
to shake off; to throw off
(written) contract; agreement
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to live; to make a living; to get on with
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
things depend on how you look at them
to be helpful; to be useful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to dry up completely; to become stale
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
decision; settlement; definition
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to cheer; to jeer; to mock