back; rear; background; behind the scenes
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
please; somehow or other; one way or another
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
please (give me); please (do for me)
kitchen; financial situation
retreating figure; appearance from behind
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
shopping; purchased goods
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very