without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
living thing; living creature; animal; life
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
prickling; stinging; tingling
just because; even if; even though
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
not limited to; not just ...
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
parent-child relationship
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
looking pale; looking unwell
consequently; as a result
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
weight; heavyweight boxer
very loose; slowly; leisurely
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
brown envelope; manila envelope
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness