earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
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
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to count on one's fingers
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
window blind; blinds; blind
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
telephone bill; telephone rate
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
side table; bedside table
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
not caring; not giving a damn
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right