can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
how long; how far; how much
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to squeeze out; to wring out
to put one's strength into
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
understanding person; supporter
command; lead; generalship; leadership
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to have an eye on; to zero in on
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...