patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
attractive male voice; sexy male voice
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
employment (long term); hire
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to tear off; to strip; to rob
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to be needed; to be wanted