illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
clearing one's throat; cough
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
difference; variation; difference
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
development; exploitation
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
one more time; once more; once again
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence