wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view