parent-child relationship
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
anything and everything; just about everything
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
almost every day; almost daily
throat lozenge; cough drop
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
meaning; significance; sense
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
many; much; plenty; hardly