unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
absolutely; positively; decidedly
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in one's own way or style
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
retirement at one's own request
to become excited; to grow lively
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
settlement; solution; resolution
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell