root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
biological parent; real parent
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
indeed; really; truly; very much
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
user's manual; instruction manual
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
sick person; patient; invalid
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to watch over; to watch attentively
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
instant; moment; for an instant
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track