very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
economic fortune; luck with money
rising; ascending; climbing
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to peddle (goods); to hawk
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man