custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
whereabout; about where; how much
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
development; exploitation
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to live; to reside; to inhabit
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
never mind!; don't worry about it
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)