contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to squeeze out; to wring out
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
living; lifestyle; living room
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
foreign; abroad; overseas
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
risky; dangerous; insecure
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood