to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to buy more (of something)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
movie; film; motion picture
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
if so; in that case; in that situation
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
final; eventual; ultimate
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
at once; immediately; right now
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to abandon; to give up on; to desert