interval; break; pause; spare moment
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
Charon (moon of Pluto); Charon (Greek god)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
bringing; taking; carrying
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ten (long cylindrical things)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
analepticum; restorative medicine
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to assemble; to gather
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to become red; to redden; to blush
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid