needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to say; to tell; to state; to do
persistence; single-mindedness
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
older sister; elder sister
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
knowing; (an) acquaintance
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell