to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
busy; having no time (for)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
person standing watch; guard duty
long (time that has passed); old (story)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
a long time (since the last time)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(another's) child; child; kid
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
in succession; one after another
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
anything and everything; just about everything