to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to have a talk; to tell a story
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
still; even now; to this day
to show up; to appear; to turn up
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
curse; spell; malediction
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
woman; female; feminine gender
the place for; the time for; the level of
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
individual; private person; personal; private
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)