epidemic; plague; pestilence
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
race (of people); type of person
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to finish reading; to read through
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
outside the country; abroad
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to die; to lay down life's burden
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to examine someone's expression
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for