to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
physical condition; state of health
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to turn towards; to point
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
business ability; business acumen
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to speak ill of; to disparage