check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
hospitalization; hospitalisation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to stop walking; to pause
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
number of persons; personnel
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
whole face; all over one's face
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)