had better ...; had better not ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
love affair; love relationship
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sports-minded; sports-oriented
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
minority group (party); minority
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
for today; for the time being
river fish; freshwater fish
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
that's true; of course; obviously
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to throw away; to abandon