pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
go that far; to that extent
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
such; this sort of; like this
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to summon courage; to be brave
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait