blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
timewasting; killing time
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
young female rice planter; young girl
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to discuss; to talk together
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)