earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
sense of duty (obligation)
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
naturally; of course; understandably
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to spread; to be propagated
one end; an end; part; fragment
north wind; northerly wind
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
damage; injury; defamation; harm
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning