to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
opposite; reverse; contrary
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
together; mutually; fellow
child born to one's current wife
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
deportation; expulsion from the country
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
sweet voice; seductive voice
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names