right in the middle (of); midst; height
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
now that; since; as long as; provided that
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
January; first month of the lunar calendar
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
long ago; already; a long time ago
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
looking pale; looking unwell
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
image; figure; figure; form; image
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion